Vayon Holdings Acquires Mission Motor Company

8 years ago James Ayre
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Originally published on EV Obsession.

The former electric motorcycle firm Mission Motor Company has been acquired by Vayon Holdings Limited, according to a recent press release.

The acquisition by Vayon Holdings was, according to the firm, driven by its interests in Mission Motor Company’s testing capabilities/facilities — specifically, the “additional testing capability including high voltage and battery testing, electric motor testing, and climate chambers.”

mission rs motorcycle

The Chairman of Vayon Holdings, Shane Hussain, commented: “The acquisition of Mission (Motor Company), with their strong portfolio of electric power-train technologies and Skyline Telematics, fits perfectly with Vayon’s strategy. By expanding our range of high performance solutions and accelerating the development of advanced telematics and cutting edge software, we are strengthening our position for accelerated growth in both the connected car and electric power-train sector.”

While Mission Motor Company was originally focused on the development of electric motorbikes when it was first founded back in 2007, the company later shifted focus to become mostly a supplier of electric vehicle components to other manufacturers.

Here’s some more background on the company from the recent press release:

Mission is a developer and supplier of innovative electric powertrain technologies designed to provide optimal power for their size and weight. Mission is best known for developing the famous ‘Mission-RS’ electric motorbike which showcases their high performance products such as high power motor inverters, liquid cooled electric motors, DC-DC converters, battery management systems, and the Skyline telematics platform.

For more background on Mission Motor Company, see:

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James Ayre

James Ayre's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where he also briefly considered entering the coal mining business. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from science, to politics, to military history, to renewable energy.

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6 thoughts on “Vayon Holdings Acquires Mission Motor Company”

  • JamesWimberley
    April 20, 2016 at 11:37 am
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    So that leaves how many serious contenders in the electric motorbike business?

    • One called Zero?

    • dgaetano
      April 20, 2016 at 3:30 pm
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      For superbikes like the Mission R, the Energica Ego is the only one I’m aware of that’s made it to consumers.

      I was really looking forward to the Mission R 🙁

  • Considering that the engineers all left for Apple and Tesla, what did they actually acquire? A couple buildings, some out-of-date test data and a very damaged brand name?

    • The company does not own the engineers, they are free to go where they want.

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